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Great War Peace Talks.

I'm assuming not many people will necessarily want to get this started before spring combat is resolved, but if ya'll want to move all the screaming and such not there (or do some RPing of arrival of delegates to pass the time) be my guest.

Situation March 1, 1913 Western Front, Atlantic, North Africa, Alpine Front
Allied Forces
Army Group North-
Hex northwest of Cologne-2 French Infantry Corps, 1 Spanish infantry corps
Cologne hex- 2 Italian Corps, 1 French heavy corps, 1 siege arty
brigade
Aachen hex-3 Spanish infantry corps, 1 Spanish siege artillery brigade, 1 Spanish supply unit, 2 observation aircraft unit, Spanish General Sanjurjo
Hex east of Aachen-3 French heavy corps, 1 Spanish infantry corps, General Foch

Army Group Center-
Saarbrucken hex-2 Heavy Infantry Corps, 2 Infantry Corps, 2 siege arty
brigades, 1 observation plane unit
Strasbourg hex-3 Heavy Infantry Corps, General Joffre, 1 siege arty
brigade, 1 observation plane unit
Metz hex-1 Fortress Corps, 1 French Infantry Corps, 1 HQ

Army Group South-
Hex southwest of Strasbourg-2 French heavy corps, 1 siege arty brigade,
2 French infantry corps
Two hexes southwest of Strasbourg-4 French infantry corps, General Petain
Hex southwest of Metz-2 French Infantry corps, 1 Spanish Static Corps,
1 HQ

Additional reserves:
Verdun: 1 Spanish Static corps, 1 French Fortress Corps, 2 Italian Static infantry corps, Italian General Cardona
Hex west of Verdun: 4 Italian Static Corps,

Alpine Front
NEED INFORMATION, NUMBERS, and DEPLOYMENT OF ITALIAN ARMY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Spanish / French Forces available Bay of Bengal / Entrance to Straits of Gibraltar
French 11th Fleet (based at Casablanca)
BC Fraternitie, CL CL Boucanier, Corsair, Vindicatif, Vengeance, Audacieux, Intrépide, 1 destroyer flotilla, 2 coast defense submarine flotillas
Spanish
Spanish 3rd Fleet (Gibraltar guard force)(at Cadiz, Spain)
CA Vizcaya, , Cataluna, plus 2 tech 5 destroyer flotillas, 1 tech 4.5 torpedo boat flotilla

Allied Atlantic Escort Force (5th Fleet) ((Admiral de Lapeyrère)
BB1 Suffern, Massena, Charlemagne, Charles Martel,
Spanish BB1 Pelayo, Santo Cristo
CA Ernest Renan, Conde, Sully, Amiral Charner, Bruix, Latouche Treville, CP D'Estrees, , Guichen, , D'Assas, Cassard, Du Chayla, Catinat, Bugead, Spanish CP Lepanto, Estramadura
Plus 1 tech 5 destroyer flotilla, 1 Spanish tech level 5 destroyer flotilla

French 9th Fleet (Channel Fleet
1 tech level 5 destroyer flotilla, 1 tech 4.5 destroyer flotilla, 1x Torpedo Boat Flotilla, 1 coast defense submarine flotilla,

French ships in dockyard needing repairs:
Damaged: BC Tavernier (2 points, 12 months), Fraternitie (1 point, 6 months), CA Gloire (2 points, 12 months), Desaix (1 point, 6 months), CP Alger (1 point, 12 months)

Spanish ships needing repairs
CA Almirante Oquendo, Princesa de Asturias (each costs .5 points to repair and will take 6 months in a naval yard to fix).

French forces in North Africa
Morocco: 3 cavalry corps, 1 Moroccan static infantry corps
Algeria: 1 infantry corps, 1 light infantry division

Other Spanish Forces
Madrid: 1 static Corps, 1 Cavalry Division
Tangiers: 1 mountain Divisions,
Cueta: 1 fortress, 1 light infantry division
Melilla: 1 light infantry brigade, 1 mountain division, 1 fortress
RIF (Spanish Sahara) 1 light infantry division, 2 garrison units
Baleric Islands:1 Light Infantry Unit (Marines)
Canary Islands:1 Light Infantry Unit (Marines)

Italian forces in North Africa
Algeria: 6 infantry corps, General Diaz
Libya ?

To keep close

Situation March 1, 1913 Western Front, Alpine Front, Atlantic Ocean and Africa
Coalition Forces
Army Group L (all German)
Dusseldorf – 2 infantry corps, General Von Hutier
Hex southeast of Dusseldorf – 1 static infantry corps, 2 heavy infantry
corps,
Frankfurt – 3 heavy infantry corps, 1fortress corps
Karlsruhe – 3 heavy infantry corps, 2 siege artillery brigades, 1 fighter unit, 1 observation plane unit,
2 hexes east of Cologne – 1 heavy infantry corps, 1 artillery corps,

Army Group F (all German)
Stuttgart – 2 heavy infantry corps, 1 infantry corps, 2 siege artillery brigades
Hex southwest of Stuttgart – 1 fortress infantry corps, 1 heavy infantry corps
Hex northwest of Zurich – 1 fortress infantry corps, 1 heavy infantry corps
Hex southeast of Stuttgart –1 light infantry division, 1 motorized HQ, 1 motorized infantry brigade, 2 siege artillery brigades, General Hindenburg
Available on for use -2 ammo stockpile, 2 chem stockpiles

Army Group A (German / Austrian)
2 hexes east of Zurich: 1 German fortress infantry corps, 1 Austrian static infantry corps, German Crown Prince
hex southeast of Munich: 2 German mountain divisions
Trieste: 1 Austrian fortress corps, 2 Austrian static infantry corps, 1 Austrian HQ, 1 Austrian observation plane unit, Austrian General Boroević
Hex northeast of Trieste: 1 Austrian fortress corps, 1 Austrian Static infantry corps
Zara: 1 Austrian fortress corps
Pola: 1 Austrian fortress corps
Split: 1 Austrian light infantry division
Dubrovnik: 1 Austrian light infantry division

Austrian Adriatic Fleet:
BB1 Erzherzog Karl, Erzherzog Friedrich
CL Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand, Radetzky, Zrinyi
CA Sankt Georg, Kaiser Karl IV, KK Maria Teresa
CP KF Joseph I, K Elizabeth, Zenta
1 destroyer flotilla

High Seas Fleet (Admiral Hipper, Graf Spee) (at Kiel)
DN Prinzregent Luitpold, Kaiserin, Frederich de Grosse, Konig, Konig Albert,
BC Moltke, Seydlitz, Derrflinger, Von Der Tann, Goeben
CL Frieburg, Rostock, Graudenz, Konigsburg, Graudenz, Jager, Jagdkatze, Jagdhund, Seejagdhund, Jagd-Falke, Leipzig, Emden, Dresden, Karlsruhe, Straussburg, Stralsund, Kolberg, Stettin, Stuttgart, Berlin, Munchen, Munchen, Breslau, Nurnburg,
1 long range submarine flotilla
plus Admirals Hipper and Graf Spee

Home Fleet (also escorts convoys to North America and covers Baltic Sea)(Admiral Scheer,) (at Kiel)
DN Rheinland, Posen, Westfalen, Oldenburg,
BB1 Hannover, Braunschweig, Hessen, Hannover Lothringen, Wittelsbach, Wettin, Zahringen, Braunschweig
CA Roon, Prinz Adalbert, Friedrich Karl,
CP Gazelle, Frauenlob, Amazone, Coln
1 destroyer flotilla
1 minesweeper flotilla
Plus Admiral Scheer

Baltic Fleet (at Tallin)
2 motor torpedo boat flotillas

Pacific Fleet
1 gunboat flotilla (Truk)

Mothball fleet
BB1,Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kaiser Barbarossa, BB2 Hilderbrand, Hagen, Odin, Agir, Siegfried, Beowulf, Frithjof, Heimdall, CP1 Victoria Louise, Hertha, Freya, Vineta, Hansa, Bussard, Falke, Seeadler, Condor, Cormoran, Geier, Hela, Gefion, Irene, Prinzess Wilhelm, Kaserin Augusta, 2 torpedo boat flotillas

In dockyard needing repairs:
Damaged: DN Kaiser (5 points, 10 months), Prinzregent Luitpold (4 points, 8 months), Kaiserin (2 points, 4 months), CA Prinz Adalbert (2 points, 8 months), Friedrich Karl (1 point, 5 months), CP Ariadne (1 point, 12 months), Amazone (.5 points, 5 months), CL Bremerhaven (1 point, 12 months), Coln (.25 points, 4 months)

Siamese forces (Africa)
1 infantry corps (French Ivory Coast), 1 light infantry division (French Dahomey)

German forces (Africa)
3 light infantry divisions (2 in Dakar, 1 in French Guinea), 1 SA cavalry division (Dakar), garrison division at German Southwest Africa, Cameroon / French Equatorial Africa Africa:
Togo-1 garrison
Kameroon/French Equatorial Africa-1 garrison,
Southwest Africa-1 Garrison, 1 Marine brigade, naval base at Luderitz

Japanese South Atlantic Fleet
Japanese forces (based at Luderitz)
BC Mogami, Mikuma, Chikuma, Chokai CL Tatsuta, Tenryu, Kiso, Kitakami, Kuma, Oi, Tama, Abukama, Isuzu, Kinu
BB1 Aki, Satsuma, Mikasa, Katori, Kashima, 2 destroyer flotillas, 3 transport units, 2 marine brigades

To keep close

Situation Balkans, Turkey and Mideast March 1, 1913

Coalition Forces
Army Group H (Southern Balkans)
Athens: 1 Austrian infantry corps, 1 Bulgarian infantry corps, 1 Bulgarian Police division, Austrian General Dankl
Korkyu: 1 Albanian light infantry brigade
Tirane: 1 Albanian static infantry corps
Salonikia: 2 Bulgarian infantry corps
Patrai: 1 Bulgarian light infantry division
Kalamai: 1 Bulgarian light infantry division
Bucharest: 2 Bulgarian cavalry divisions
Belgrade: 1 Austrian police division

Army Group L (Turkey)
Hex east of Trabzon: 1 infantry corps
Hex southeast of Trabzon: 1infantry corps
Trabzon: 1 observation plane unit, 2 light infantry divisions, 1 Austrian infantry corps,
Hex 2 hexes directly south of Trabzon: 2 light infantry divisions, 1 Austrian infantry corps
Hex 2 hexes west of Mersen: 1 infantry corps, 1 German heavy infantry corps
Hex 4 hexes south of Sinop: 1 heavy infantry corps, 1 light infantry division
Ankara: 1 light infantry division, 1 observation plane unit, 2 Austrian cavalry corps
Hex 4 hexes east of Ankara: 2 infantry corps
Istanbul: 1 garrison unit, 1 static infantry corps, 1 coast defense
fortress, 1 light infantry brigade,
Troy (clear hex on Asian side of entrance to Dardenelles from Aegean) 2
cavalry divisions
Smyrnia: 2 light infantry divisions

German / Austrian fleet available for action (based at Istanbul)
German BB1 Mecklenberg, Kaiser Wilhem
Austrian BB1 Wien, Budapest,
German CA Furst Bismark
1 German destroyer flotilla,
available is Admiral Horthy (Austrian)

Turkish naval forces available
Istanbul: CP Hamidieh, 2 motor torpedo boat flotilla, plus 1 naval base
Smyrna: 4 motor torpedo boat flotilla, plus 1 naval base

Bulgarian naval forces available:
Varna: 1 Bulgarian motor torpedo boat flotilla

Coalition forces in Mideast
Mecca: 1 garrison unit , 1 Saudi cavalry division, 1 Hashamite cavalry division
Medina: 1 garrison unit

Alliance forces Balkans, Turkey and Mideast
Italian / Greek 6th Fleet (escort shipping in Eastern Mediterranean) (2 BB, 8 CP, 40 DD, 20 TB, 20 PG) (based at Suda Bay, Crete at the newly constructed Greek naval base)
Italian BB2 Ruggerio de Lauria, Francesco Morosini, Dandola with Admiral Luigi di Savoia
Italian CP Dogali, Etna, Vesuvio, Stromboli, Ettore Fieramosca, Giovanni Bausan
Greek CP Nauarchos Miaoulis plus 2 tech 4.5 destroyer flotillas, 1 tech 4.5 torpedo boat flotilla, 1 gunboat flotilla
Greek BBC1 Hydra, Spetzal

Crete: 2 Greek light infantry divisions, 1 Greek marine brigade

Allied Expeditionary Forces Turkey
Russian forces:
Erezum: 3 light infantry divisions, 1 static infantry corps,
Batumi: 1 HQ, General Yedonich,
Basra: 1 garrison corps,
Baghdad: 1 garrison corps, 1 static corps
Hex southeast of Batumi: 2 static infantry corps

Kurdish forces
Hex 5 hexes north of Mosul: 2 militia corps

French forces:
5 hexes northeast of Alexandretta: 1 cavalry corps
Mersen: 1 infantry corps (Algerian), 5 light infantry divisions, General Castelnau
Hex northwest of Adana: 1 infantry corps
Hex northeast of Adana: 2 infantry corps (Algerian)
Adana: 1 cavalry corps, 1 HQ, General Geruad
Haifa: 1 Jewish militia division
Beriut: 1 Christian militia division
Jerusalem: 1 cavalry corps (Algerian)
Amman: 1 cavalry corps (Algerian)
Damascus: 1 cavalry corps
Alexandretta: 2 marine brigades

Rumanian forces
Alexandretta: 4 Rumanian light infantry divisions, General Averescu
Hex northeast of Adana: 4 Rumanian light infantry divisions

To keep close

OOC Correction for Middle Eastern Front: France has two cavalry divisions acting as Garrisons in Greater Palestine (Palestine + Jordan) and Syria.

ooc
Serbia is an NPC at this point, so actually, it doesn't even have a government

I think he's referring to the first Balkan War, as Serbia had no restrictions placed on its military afterwards.

Siberia March / April 1913

Battle of Khamar – Daban
The Japanese decide to make an all out effort to take Irkutsk. What they don’t know is that the Russians are funneling massive reinforcements into the area to launch their own offensive aimed at taking back Mongolia.

The stage is set for the biggest battle in northeast Asia since the start of the war.

The Japanese launch their attack first, attacking with 3 heavy infantry corps, 4 infantry corps, 2 artillery corps, 10 motorized infantry brigades, 1 Manchurian light infantry division led by General Kondo. The Russians are defending with 6 static infantry corps commanded by newly promoted General Wrangel.

The Russians manage to hold for three weeks before finally being pushed back to positions east of the city of Irkutsk.

Russian losses March 2 – 21: 3 static infantry corps destroyed, 94,000 casualties
Japanese losses March 2 – 21: 2 infantry corps destroyed, 1 motorized infantry brigade destroyed, 70,000 casualties

However, in the meantime, powerful Russian reinforcements have reached Irkutsk and they are able to launch their own offensive against a now mangled Japanese Army south of the city. A massive army with 5 heavy infantry corps, 2 artillery corps, 2 observation aircraft units led by General Ivanov has been freshly transported by rail from the German front, and launches a counterattack against the Japanese force that has clawed its way to within miles of the city (with 3 heavy infantry corps, 9 motorized infantry brigades and General Kondo). The Japanese are stopped cold, and a bitter fight continues for the next 4 weeks, as more Russian forces arrive (3 cavalry corps). The Japanese have outdistanced their artillery support, while the Russians are within easy range of theirs, and in the end this is the deciding factor. The Japanese are stopped and then pushed back to their original March 2 start lines.

Russian losses March 22 – April 12: 3 heavy infantry corps reduced to 2 light infantry divisions, 57,000 casualties.
Japanese losses: 1 infantry corps destroyed, 1 motorized infantry brigade destroyed, 3 heavy infantry corps reduced to 3 light infantry divisions, 128,0000 casualties,

The Russians are able to reorganize their artillery, 2 heavy infantry corps and also have 4 freshly arrived light infantry divisions, and launch a renewed attack on April 13 (along with General Ivanov and 2 observation aircraft units) aimed at nothing less then finishing off the Japanese Army. The Japanese, manage to partially reorganize their army as well, and face the Russians with 7 motorized infantry brigades and 1 artillery corps. It is the biggest artillery duel of the war so far, and this time, the Russians concentrate their guns on the Japanese, with the aid of observation aircraft which gives them a decided advantage.

The Russians are able to silence the Japanese guns, and in spite of heavy losses, press home the attack, smashing through the Japanese line, and hitting still disorganized Japanese units that are still recovering from previous bloodlettings. General Kondo is among those killed as unwilling to face disgrace for the defeat, he joins the rearguard and is killed in action.

The Japanese army is thrown back, and forced to abandon its artillery, and the Russians have won the biggest victory of the war so far in Asia.

Russian losses phase 3 April 13 – 30, 2 light infantry divisions destroyed, 33,000 casualties
Japanese losses phase 4 April 13 – 30, 2 artillery corps, 80,000 casualties,

Situation May 1, 1913
Japanese forces:
Hex southeast of Irkutsk: 1 infantry corps, 3 light infantry divisions, 7 motorized infantry brigades, 1 HQ unit, 1 Manchurian light infantry division,
Rail hex midway Chita/Irkutsk: 1 supply unit

Russian forces:
Hex west of Irkutsk: 3 static infantry corps, General Wrangel
Irkutsk: 3 cavalry corps, 2 light infantry divisions, 3 HQ units, 2 observation plane units
Hex southwest of Irkutsk: 2 light infantry divisions, 2 artillery corps, 2 heavy infantry corps

China March / April 1913
With the bulk of the Japanese Army locked in a life and death struggle far to the north, the Imperial Chinese decide to attack in an effort to gain ground prior to the peace talks.

They throw everyone man they can scrape together into a massive attack aimed at taking back Hebei province and with luck, Peking (ooc the crater that is Peking anyway).

The Japanese have 4 fortress corps defending the Peking area, and the Imperial Chinese attack with 6 infantry corps, 6 militia corps, 4 light infantry divisions under the command of the Crown Prince, Duàn Qíruì. In spite of horrific losses, the Imperial Chinese take the ruined city and half province in three weeks of desperate fighting.

Imperial Chinese losses March 15 – April 2: 5 militia corps destroyed, 104,000 casualties
Japanese losses: 2 fortress corps destroyed, 2 fortress corps reduced to 2 static infantry corps, 60,000 casualties

Even as the battle wages to the west, the Chinese attack in the east with 5 infantry corps and 1 light infantry division under the command of General Cao Kun (freshly returned from Russia). The Japanese defend with 3 fortress corps, and once again a desperate struggle ensues. Once again the Chinese take serious casualties, but again they are successful, throwing the Japanese back.

Imperial Chinese losses: March 15 – April 2: 1 infantry corps destroyed, 38,000 casualties
Japanese losses March 15 – April 2: 3 fortress corps reduced to 3 garrison divisions

The Japanese hurriedly put together a defense line, and at this critical moment, the CSG Army mutinies at Tientsin, throwing the defense into confusion. Meanwhile, Crown Prince Duan Qirui attacks with 5 light infantry divisions and 3 infantry corps, and in the confusion, takes the city and even manages to save some of the mutinying CSG soldiers as he drives the Japanese out of the area.

CSG losses: 2 infantry corps reduced to 2 light infantry divisions (then scrapped to provide 2 replacement divisions).
Imperial Chinese losses: 10,000 casualties, no unit losses
Japanese losses: 3 garrison divisions, 2 static infantry corps, 103,000 casualties

By the end of April, the Japanese have withdrawn to positions north of the Great Wall and Imperial China has won a great victory.

OOC
Game terms, Imperial China has gained Hebei and Tianjin provinces, plus the Beijing administrative area. Japan remains in control of Beijing province (north of the city).

Imperial Chinese forces May 1, 1913
Tientsin: 5 light infantry divisions, 2 replacement divisions, Crown Prince Duan Qirui.
Peking: 3 infantry corps
Resource hex west of Peking: 2 infantry corps, 1 militia corps
Hex southeast of Peking: 1 infantry corps, General Cao Kun

Japanese forces northeast Asia
Ulan Bator: 4 light infantry divisions, 1 HQ
4 hexes east Ulan Bator: 1 supply unit, 1 cavalry division
resource hex northwest of Harbin: 1 supply unit, 1 cavalry division
7 Garrison Units: Seoul, Harbin, Mukden, Lushun, Vladivostock, Khabavorsk, Blagochesk
Formosa: 1 DD squadron, 2 PT Squadrons, 2 Static Infantry Corps
resource hex northeast of Peking: 3 fortress corps, 1 infantry corps
Port Arthur: 3 Static Infantry Corp, 1 infantry corps

The Japanese commander in chief of the Armies in Siberia, Manchuria and China, Field Marshal Terauchi Masatake, travels to Tokyo to apologize to the Emperor personally, and soon after commits suicide to atone for his failures and dishonor on April 30.

OOC: Just to annoy Abbassia... ;)

CRUSHING VICTORY IN THE EAST!

Japanese forced to abandon artillery train in full-scale rout before Irkutsk!

Japanese General Kondo reported killed in Japanese rearguard action!

General Ivanov and General Wrangel lead counter-attack!

Russian airpower siezes victory!


CHINESE DRIVE OUT JAPANESE INVADERS!

Crown Prince of China personally leads the counter-attack, driving the enemy beyond the Great Wall!

Japanese puppet troops mutiny and throw off the Japanese yoke!

The Japanese Army is crippled in a powerful one-two punch by our brave army and our valiant Chinese allies!

The Atlantic, Baltic and Mediterranean Sea March / April 1913
The Japanese striking force, consisting of 4 battle cruisers and 10 light cruisers provides cover as the Japanese invasion force of 5 pre dreadnoughts, 40 destroyers and dozens of transports lands Japanese marines on the Canary Islands. Outnumbered severely, the Spanish marines defending the island are quickly defeated and forced to surrender by March 20 in a 5 day battle.

Spanish losses: 1 marine brigade, 5,000 men (3,000 POW)
Japanese losses: 1,000 casualties, no unit losses

The US Navy escorts a large number of second hand warships across the Atlantic, and to avoid the possibility of accidently engaging the Americans, the Coalition Navy is ordered to cease shipping attacks for the time being. With the French Navy shifting crews from its old warships to the newer American ships, it too is essentially out of action for the moment. Only the Channel Fleet and Raiding Fleet are immediately available for action, and the Channel continues to remain quiet, while the Raiding fleet heads into the North Atlantic hunting for German convoys but fails to find any (ooc big ocean, and no air search, so finding convoys is sometimes a matter of luck).

Which leaves the door open for a daring German operation. The German High Seas fleet of 5 dreadnoughts, 5 battlecruisers, 24 light cruisers and a number of U-boats provides cover for German liners carrying a brand new German marine brigade. This fleet appears suddenly of the coast of Spain near Ferrol on April 2, and proceeds to land against no serious Spanish resistance. The port is then systematically wrecked, along with anything useful to the Spanish war economy, and 2 days later the German fleet is miles away returning home.

ooc
any or all production centers in Ferrol are considered damage, as is the port. Repairs will have to be made (3 points for port, 12 points for each production center damaged)

The raid on Ferrol is the most daring operation of the war so far, and deeply embarrasses the Spanish Navy and Spanish government, both of which have been caught completely by surprise.

While the Coalition is steaming at will in the Atlantic, the Russians attempt to use the opportunity to teach the Balts a lesson and sortie their fleet to raid Tallin. German motor torpedo boats are brushed aside and 2 flotillas are sunk, and the Russians are able to spend a good part of a day systematically shelling the port facilities of the city. They break off however when reports of the approach of the German Baltic fleet arrive. Hoped for results by the Russian submarine flotilla in the Baltic are dashed by growing effectiveness of German destroyers, who now have depth charges and hydrophones, and are able to keep the Russian submarines from making any successful attacks.

In the Adriatic, the Austrian fleet is able to finally sortie, and it makes a run for the Straits of Toronto and from there to meet with the combined Austrian / German fleet steaming through the Aegean to rendezvous off Cape Matapan. The fleets combine off Cape Matapan, and learn that the Italian and Greek navies are busy covering the invasion of Rhodes, which falls easily to Allied forces (as it’s undefended).

The Coalition fleet begins steaming for Smyrna, its planned home port and when the Allies sight it in the Greek islands, they are forced to call off a planned raid on the Turkish coast as the Austrian/German fleet outnumbers Allied forces in the area.

With Allied naval forces distracted, a Bulgarian marine unit is landed on the island of Lemnos, which falls without a fight, giving the Coalition a useful naval base covering the approaches to the Dardanelles.

Two of the Ferrol industrial centers (Damaged) will be put together to create an undamaged Industrial Center. The single remaining damaged center will be 12 of 1914's points. And 3 points to repair the port.

Victory in the Canaries!

Brave Japanese Marines seized the Canary Islands, driving back the despicable Spanish marines and inflicting 5:1 casualties on them. The Spanish troops, so disheartened, surrendered en masse.

Spanish lose Canaries to Japanese troops. A single brigade of SPanish defeated. An entire Japanese Army destroyed in China. The losses acceptable. And Japanese dominion over the islands is planned to be short.

Spanish lose Canaries to Japanese troops. A single brigade of SPanish defeated. An entire Japanese Army destroyed in China. The losses acceptable. And Japanese dominion over the islands is planned to be short.

Says the nation who has lost a large portion of their economy in one fell swoop

MMM possibly. I don't have any outstanding loans either. ANd actually the majority of my income is from resources at this time. But this is OOC, and seriously, this bantering between me and you Han is getting harmful to the game itself. So lets both chill it out a bit, please.

This is my only OOC comment, please send any other concerns to my TG or Imperial Spain thread. THank you.

MMM possibly. I don't have any outstanding loans either. ANd actually the majority of my income is from resources at this time. But this is OOC, and seriously, this bantering between me and you Han is getting harmful to the game itself. So lets both chill it out a bit, please.

This is my only OOC comment, please send any other concerns to my TG or Imperial Spain thread. THank you.

That was an IC response, and I'm always calm in matters like these

OOC; Well either way.

IC: Spain simply states that the problem at Ferrol can be easily taken care of, and it doesn't need to be defended. The Germans did a rather nasty surprise, but in the end it has no direct effect on the war at all. Considering that the war is most likely near it's end considering the peace talks soon to meet, it also proves just a spiteful end to a spiteful war. At least a war that is hopefully ending, as the world does not need anymore bloodshed.

And the Canaries are currently under Japanese occupation. But of course German Tangier and Rabat are under Spanish occupation. Besides, most nations ahve agreed to leave the Morrocan question as a pre-war stance, and therefore the Canaries would be included in this agreement. Japan would find the Canries themselves worthless to the Japanese cause as it's too far away from japan to be of any true use.

March / April 1913
Attrition continues on the Western, Turkish, Alpine and Eastern Fronts as none of the major powers are willing to launch an offensive this close to possible talks.

Casualties (all theaters not already indicated)
German 60,000 (2 corps sized units)
Austrian 35,000 (1 corps sized unit)
Polish 10,000
Ukranian 10,000
Balt 10,000
Russian 60,000 (2 corps sized or 3 division sized units)
Turkish 10,000
French 20,000 (1 division sized unit)
Italian 20,000 (1 division sized unit)
Spanish 5,000
no significant Siamese, South African or other casualties

(doesn't include flu casualties)

May 1913
News of the armistice is greeted by relief in all of the warring nations, and very warmly by the common soldiers and sailors. Officers quickly notice in all armies that discpline slips some, absence without leave is growing and a general feeling exists that more fighting at this point would be distinctly unwelcome.

The French, Spanish, Germans, Austrians and Russians suffer the most from this, while the Poles, Ukrainians, Imperial Chinese and Balts suffer least (as they are fighting for more definite goals... independence and survival). Exile armies like the Greeks and Rumanians hold together, but face worse problems then the Poles for example but not as badly as the French.

The Navies suffer less from this, but a general feeling exists in the lower decks that enough war has been fought this time around

Democratic nations like Italy and France also see a marked increase in pressure on their Parliaments, and from there to the government as Mothers, Wifes, and Girlfriends press the governments to bring the "Boys back home"

ooc
incidently, with the cease fire, there is no longer any blockade of any one ... which means that the Italians for example in Quomoy can be moved or resupplied, the Imperial Chinese with their 2 ports can get heavy equipment, the Russians can import food and nitrates etc

otherwise, its not really a cease fire then is it

if no combat occurs in the May/June turn, then all players can shift as many forces around as they want

which means I will want a new order of battle from everyone after Thanksgiving

demobilizing some of your reserves by the way would be a way to cut down on your military death toll from the flu as demobilized troops are considered civilians for that purpose

ooc
in other news, each month of the cease fire is considered peace for terms of the flu, as sick troops can be taken off the line and given proper care

which should reduce the death toll some

OOC: Out of curiosity, do I have any CSG prisoners?

OOC: Out of curiosity, do I have any CSG prisoners?

ooc
not really, a handful at most... during the mutiny your average Japanese soldier wouldn't have been inclined to take mutineers prisoner

ooc
at this point we are at the orders phase for May / June

any troop movements, demobilizations, and updated orders of battle need to be provided

if not provided, I am going to assume they are still at the same positions they were at end of April

I will handle disposition of Polish, Ukrainian, Imperial Chinese and Baltic Armies

ooc
the war has ended, with the signing of the peace treaty in July 1913

post your casualties, both from the war and from the flu

Bulgaria and Greece lose an additional 1% of their civilian population due to accidents and incidents of war (all those armies marching through)

Russia loses 2% of its population same reasons, Turkey 1% and Germany 1%

these are deaths, multiply deaths x 3 for injured, x 4 for homeless

Rumania and Serbia suffered loss of 3% of their civilian population dead, x 3 injured, x 5 homeless (extensive fighting occured in their primary population centers)

2.3 million Russians (OOC: Military and civilian combined. Number has dropped due to peace.) die from the flu over the next two years.

4,203,000 combat casualties

562,900 are POWs and will return home with relatively little harm.

1,576,125 are dead or missing in action.

1,260,900 are crippled or maimed.

The remainder (803,075) return home with flesh wounds or are only scratched.

In addition, two percent of Russia's population (2,660,000) people are dead from the war because of fighting in and around their homes.

7.98 million are also injured and an additional 10.64 million are temporarily homeless.

By 1914 the government takes emergency measures to get all of them relocated.

In total 6,536,125 Russian citizens are dead or unaccounted for by the end of 1915.

Total deaths as a direct result of the war are 4,236,125.

Russia owes the United States 97 points for war debts and the purchase of 8 battle cruisers.

Japanese Military Losses:

419,440 Dead
86,600 Missing
259,800 Permenantly Crippled
8,660 Prisoner
216,500 Wounded but Return

866,000 Casualties from the war
125,000 Military Deaths from Flu

As a result of the war, 700,000 rumanian civilians are killed, 2,100,000 injured, and 3,500,000 find themselves temporarily without homes.

A further 36,500 are killed or missing in action, 18,750 wounded and able to return home, and 161,250 are POWs who will return home.

The flu claims the lives of 70,000 Rumanian civilians, as well as 24,000 Rumanian soldiers. Just over 732,000 Rumanians in total catch the disease.

In all, At the end 1915, 830,500 Rumanians wil have died as a result of war and disease.

The government does its best to get all the homeless into new homes and to provide for it's veterans. In 1914, a new election brings General Averscu into the post of Prime Minister, due to his immense popularity. The parliament, however, is decidedly pro-Neutral.

ooc
the war has ended, with the signing of the peace treaty in July 1913

post your casualties, both from the war and from the flu

Bulgaria and Greece lose an additional 1% of their civilian population due to accidents and incidents of war (all those armies marching through)

Russia loses 2% of its population same reasons, Turkey 1% and Germany 1%

these are deaths, multiply deaths x 3 for injured, x 4 for homeless

Rumania and Serbia suffered loss of 3% of their civilian population dead, x 3 injured, x 5 homeless (extensive fighting occured in their primary population centers)

forgot to mention this, but also include how many points you loaned, gave away as aid, or recieved or borrowed during the war or the year prior to it

Japanese Military Losses:
125,000 dead as a result of the flu
866,000 Casualties from the war

break down your casualties into
dead
missing
POW (10% of usual total for Japanese POWs, they don't surrender often, remainder are dead)
crippled
returned to duty

Pre War pop of Turkey only
13.0 million

Post War pop of Turkey
11.8 millio

borrow 10 points from the USA and have to pay back 12.5
borrow 3 points from Sweden and have to pay back 3.5

In July a new holiday is declared, both to commemorate the war and the death of the Tsar. It will be known as Remembrance Day. All flags are ordered to fly at half-mast as they would in mourning and the Imperial Flag is to be flown at upside down to show distress. It is a day of mourning for the Russian people. Somber military parades will occur in Petrograd and empty caskets, representing the murdered Imperial Family, are ordered paraded through the streets on gun carriages.

At the Duma, Stolypin announces the new Remembrance Day, with the Regent and the Grand Duchess Anastasia at his side, as well as General Ivanov and the recently liberated General Brusilov. It is a somber moment and many of the Duma are silent and grim.

"The Russian people must never forget this treacherous war of aggression against them. We may have been pushed back, we may have lost land, but the Russian people will always be prepared and must always remember that one day vengeance will be ours. We should not think of the Ukranians as our enemy. They are our brothers! They are Russians! No, the real enemy in all of this were the Germans and their vicious allies, the Japanese, along with those who stabbed Russia in the back! They are the ones we should swear eternal vigilance and vengeance upon. We must be watchful and we must be ready. One day they will attack us again. Their aim, to destroy Russia, has failed. We, along with our allies, stopped them. But they remain, lurking behind closed doors, waiting for another chance to strike. As such, I now pronounce May 1st Remembrance Day. May the Russian people never forget that we fought and suffered against the German agressors."


By the winter of 1913, large war memorials in Irkutsk, Petrograd and the slowly reviving city of Kiev are being assembled. The one in Kiev reads, "In memory of those who served." and features a statue of a Russian soldier, looking west. The one in Petrograd is still under construction. It is a seven foot high wall made of black marble, with a white star for every Russian soldier killed in the war. It will stretch for almost a mile and the words "Lest we forget." will be engraved in large letters in the center of the walkway that will run along it. In addition, a whole park is built around it. It will be situated near the new Imperial War Cemetary, which contains the remains of several hundred thousand soldiers, many of which fell at Kiev or Vyborg. Also being constructed is a mausoleum, which will house the remains of ten unidentified war dead. It will be known as the Tomb of the Unkown Soldiers.

OOC: Please note that one point is being spent on war memorials.

[OOC- AS requested, here are teh monee$ loaned/given out during the war.

1911
Sweden
Donation to IRC: 4.1

1912
Sweden
Donation to IRC: 3
Norway
Donation to IRC: 1

1913
Sweden
Payment to Russia: 5
Loan to Germany: 4
Loan to Turkey: 3
Donation to IRC: 2.1
Norway
Payment to Russia: 4
Loan to Germany: 5
Loan to Siam: 3
Donation to IRC: 2.1]

French War Casualties:
Dead: 181,800
Missing: 90,900
POW: 90,900
Wounded (Permanently): 272,700
Wounded (Return to Duty): 272,700

French Flu Casualties:
Total Military Dead (March 1913-March 1915): 72,250
Total Civilian Dead (March 1913-March 1915): 467,000
Total Dead: 539,250

Outstanding French Debt:
1912: 40 points borrowed from US
1913: 40 points borrowed from US, 50 to be paid back
1913: Warships purchased from US, 50 points to be paid
July 1913: Remainder of US loan canceled (13 points)
Total Amount Owed: 127 points

Loans:
12 Points to the U.S.

Causualties:
To be added once I have time to calculate.

Spanish War Casualties:

(Spain): 449,250 Casualties (134,775 Dead, 134,775 Permanetly Wounded, 134,775 Returning Wounded, 22,462 POW's, 22,462 Missing.)

French Flu:
Civilian Casualties:4,074,400
Civilian Deaths: 611,160
Civilian Deaths Per 2 Month Turn:48,930

Military Casualties:411,500
Military Deaths: 62,300


Population FIgures: By 1915 the population will have dropped back to 20,048,000. THis includes military deaths, only if peace is declared soon.

Spain doesn't hold many celebrations. While the army acted spledindly and erased the stain of the war of 1898, the navy once again has to return to the drawing board. It seems Spain still has a long way to go.

Military Action Casualties: 65,000
KIA: 6,500
Dead from wounds: 16,250
Missing: 6,500
Crippled: 16,250
POW: 6,500
Returning to Duty: 13,000
Civillian Deaths: 60,000

Persian Flu Casualties:
Civillian Deaths: 180,000
Military Deaths: 38,500

Total Dead: 301,250

Post War Bulgarian Population: about 5.7 Million